Earlier this week the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and German
Federal Cartel Office (FCO) announced a joint decision regarding
Novell's proposal to sell 882 patents to CPTN Holdings, newly formed
by Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, and EMC. The authorities ultimately
approved the sale, but with conditions that prevent the companies from
using the patents to attack free software.

Sylvain Beucler, who was instrumental in modernizing and maintaining
Savannah for the last seven years, has
decided to step down and look for new challenges. Many, many, thanks
to Sylvain and best wishes.